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got 97LT1 steel driveshaft.. but probs..

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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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From: Nova Scotia, Canada
Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 350 LT1
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got 97LT1 steel driveshaft.. but probs..

got a 97 steel driveshaft.. from behind lt1-t56 .. but the ujoint at the rear end.. the bearing caps are too big to fit in the yoke.. what's up there?
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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Engine: 350 TPI
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did you remove it from the car? Does it look like it could be an aftermarket joint, maybe someone put a bigger and stronger on and changed out the yoke on the car it came off of.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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it is an aftermarket joint.. but the shaft side looks stock... will have another look
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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Maybe he had it in front of a 12 bolt?
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Old Apr 8, 2005 | 06:08 AM
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that would suck. that would mean i pretty much have a POS driveshaft.. at least for my purposes
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Old Apr 9, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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not really.... go grab the rear end too.
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Old Apr 9, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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haha.. rear end is a little more expensive.. think he wants $20K cdn for the car.. lol
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